HSBCNL2A
HSBC CONTINENTAL EUROPE, THE NETHERLANDS is identified on the SWIFT network by the BIC code HSBCNL2A, registered in NETHERLANDS (AMSTERDAM), settling primarily in EUR. International wire transfers routed through this institution can be tracked free of charge by pasting your UETR or payment reference below.
| Institution | Country | Location |
|---|---|---|
| HSBC | NL — Netherlands | 2A (test/non-live BIC) |
| SWIFT/BIC | HSBCNL2A (head office, 8-char) |
|---|---|
| Bank | HSBC CONTINENTAL EUROPE, THE NETHERLANDS |
| Country | NETHERLANDS (ISO NL) |
| City | AMSTERDAM |
| Address | DE ENTREE 236 |
| Primary currency | EUR (inferred from country) |
The SWIFT/BIC (Business Identifier Code) is the international standard ISO 9362 for identifying financial institutions in cross-border payments. HSBCNL2A uniquely identifies HSBC CONTINENTAL EUROPE, THE NETHERLANDS in NETHERLANDS on the SWIFT network and is used as the routing identifier in field 57A of an MT103 message (or the equivalent BICFI element in an ISO 20022 pacs.008).
Because HSBCNL2A is an 8-character BIC, it addresses the head office. Branch-level BICs append three additional characters (for example, HSBCNL2AXXX for the primary office) and are used when a specific branch must be addressed.
Payments routed through HSBC CONTINENTAL EUROPE, THE NETHERLANDS can be tracked end-to-end via SWIFT GPI when both the sender and receiver are GPI-enabled. Ohmyfin provides free public lookup of any UETR — paste yours on the homepage to see the latest available status, including which correspondent banks the payment has passed through.
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HSBCNL2A is the unique SWIFT/BIC code identifying HSBC CONTINENTAL EUROPE, THE NETHERLANDS in NETHERLANDS. The first four characters (HSBC) are the institution code; the next two (NL) are the ISO 3166-1 country code for Netherlands; the next two (2A) are the location code; no branch code is present, so this BIC addresses the head office.
Use the Ohmyfin SWIFT tracker on the homepage. Paste the UETR (field 121) or the payment reference (field 20) and Ohmyfin returns the latest available SWIFT GPI status, including each correspondent bank the payment passed through on the way to HSBC CONTINENTAL EUROPE, THE NETHERLANDS.
HSBCNL2A is 8 characters long — head-office BIC (8-char). An 8-character BIC identifies the bank's head office; an 11-character BIC identifies a specific branch. Both are valid in MT103 field 57A.
HSBC CONTINENTAL EUROPE, THE NETHERLANDS's primary settlement currency is EUR (Euro). EUR clears via TARGET2. TARGET2 same day; SWIFT MT103 1-2 days.
Same day EUR via TARGET2. Settlement system: TARGET2. DNB clearing.
Most delays at the beneficiary bank come from sanctions/AML screening on the ordering customer, missing remittance information in field 70, or arrival after the local RTGS cut-off. Use Ohmyfin to see which hop is holding the payment so you can chase the right party.